2013-11-07 Thursday - Suggested SOA reading list

A colleague recently asked what resources I might recommend for them to begin learning about SOA (he's recently been dropped into a large enterprise organization that has a complex existing SOA environment)

Here's the reading list I prepared...

First, check InfoQ for articles and conference presentations:
http://www.infoq.com/soa/

Next, check YouTube for recent videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?filters=year&search_query=service+oriented+architecture+soa&lclk=year

There are 10 IBM SOA Tutorials linked to here:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-top10/

TechTarget.com has some

http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/tutorial/SOA-Tutorials

This author’s tutorials may be of interest
http://tutorials.jenkov.com/soa/index.html

The best resource for quickly getting up to speed (with a holistic and comprehensive approach) would be to read Jim Bean’s book:

http://www.amazon.com/SOA-Web-Services-Interface-Design/dp/0123748917/

(there is a kindle version available too)

Next, I would direct to you read anything on the web that is SOA-focused by Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz, as well as his book:

http://www.amazon.com/SOA-Patterns-Arnon-Rotem-Gal-Oz/dp/1933988266/

(he is one of the most clear-headed people when it comes to real-world, practical SOA.

Thomas Erl is one of my favorite writers on SOA – because he is meticulous in building a body of knowledge (some might criticize his writing for be repetitive, but I see it as reinforcing the concepts)

I would start with his SOA Design patterns book:

http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Prentice-Service-Oriented-Computing/dp/0136135161/

And perhaps then his SOA with REST: Principles, Patterns & Constraints for Building Enterprise Solutions with REST

http://www.amazon.com/SOA-REST-Principles-Constraints-Enterprise/dp/0137012519/

If you think you still need more foundational information, then go back to his  Service Oriented Architect: Concepts, Technology, and Design

http://www.amazon.com/Service-Oriented-Architecture-SOA-Concepts-Technology/dp/0131858580/

Or his SOA: Principles of Service Design

http://www.amazon.com/SOA-Principles-Service-Thomas-Erl/dp/0132344823/

His most recent book, which I reviewed for Prentice Hall, is also worth reading: Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture

http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Computing-Concepts-Technology-Architecture-ebook/dp/B00CM9V7Q8/

For a more technical deep dive discussion of SOA service contract versioning:

http://www.amazon.com/Web-Service-Contract-Design-Versioning/dp/013613517X/

I also reviewed Robert Daigneau’s book: Service Design Patterns: Fundamental Design Solutions for SOAP/WSDL and RESTful Web Services, which has a very light touch on RESTful service – but has some concise writing on service design patterns that may be of interest

http://www.amazon.com/Service-Design-Patterns-Fundamental-Solutions/dp/032154420X/